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03-19-2013 07:18 AM

Minnewaska

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TakeFive

I've had Vivid blue on my bottom for the past 2 years, and today I ordered Vivid white for this year ....

I use it as well and it does a good job. Let us know how well the white covers the blue. You may need or plan on two coats.

I top coat a single coat each year and the black/white blend used to make grey is always slightly different. On the hard over the winter, I can see variations, but always wonder if that has more to do with pressure washing than just wearing off during one season.

I've also been told that, while the active chemicals will remain through the winter and you can stretch it to two years, it really loses effectiveness after about 18 months. The second half of your second season is fuzzy.

03-19-2013 12:07 AM

TakeFive

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

I've had Vivid blue on my bottom for the past 2 years, and today I ordered Vivid white for this year (from Jamestown). I wanted something different, and that contrasted with the prior coat so I could see the wear. We'll see if it has that unpainted look.

No plans for any fancy decorations, though. I vaguely remember seeing some pretty crazy striped designs in some Vivid promotional literature a couple years ago.

The choice of bottom paint varies with region, but Vivid has always gotten good marks in Practical Sailor's Florida saltwater tests, and it's done pretty well for me in fresh water. I mainly like it because it's a hard paint that wears more slowly (important to me because I dock in river currents and occasionally get some flotsam in my slip), yet it does not lose its effectiveness when stored on the hard over the winter.

03-18-2013 05:10 PM

Barquito

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

Quote:

"red bottom paint on the port side,"
Ergh...So then, you would have to sail backwards any time you were "returning" in order to keep the colors on the right sides?

I was thinking of it as giant marker lights, if you see green you are looking at the starboard side, OTOH, I might be just as fast going backwards.

03-18-2013 03:33 PM

Jeff_H

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

In the 1980's I raced on a boat called "War Whoop" which had white bottom paint. Painted under water, there was an Indian with a tomahawk, which would appear like a native American 'Kilroy was here' when the boat heeled over. It was good for giggles and distracting the crew of the boat to windward.

Jeff

03-18-2013 02:04 PM

hellosailor

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

"red bottom paint on the port side,"
Ergh...So then, you would have to sail backwards any time you were "returning" in order to keep the colors on the right sides?

03-18-2013 01:57 PM

Barquito

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

How about red bottom paint on the port side, and green on the starboard side. Might come in handy in the protest room.

03-17-2013 01:43 PM

Michael K

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

Very handy color choice in the event a a large multihull capsizes and wants to be spotted by SAR. Also a good choice if any boat owner wants an easy way to spot growth of barnacles and slime on her/his hull.

03-17-2013 01:37 PM

SloopJonB

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

Why not name your race boat "You Lose" - it can only be seen by people looking at your transom.

03-17-2013 12:33 PM

hellosailor

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

You guys have got something there. In the 80's everyone racing wanted their own battle flag, or custom chute. So we grab some airbrush artists from a van shop, and start doing fantasy work on keels. WTF, why shouldn't it be pretty down there? WIth artwork that can only be seen when you're hard over alongside? (G)

03-17-2013 12:10 PM

chucklesR

Re: yellow bottom paint....:)

I guess a smiley face is better than a big red set of lips on a blue bottom

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